Sushmita Sen shared the first look of her upcoming film Taali on Instagram on Thursday. The film is the biopic of transwoman Gauri Sawant.

In the poster, shared by Sushmita, she can be seen wearing a red-green saree with a big-round maroon bindi on her forehead. Her hands are on top of one another, signalling the gesture of a clap.

She captioned the post, “Taali - बजाऊँगी नहीं, बजवाऊँगी ! (won't clap, will ask others to clap). Nothing makes me prouder & more grateful than to have the privilege of portraying this beautiful person & of bringing her story to the world!!” by referring to Gauri Sawant.

She added, “Here’s to life & to everyone’s right to live it with dignity!!! (hand folded emoji) I love you guys!!! #duggadugga.” She used the hashtags #firstlook as #ShreegauriSawant on it. 

Gauri Sawant is a transgender activist from Mumbai. She has been featured in Vicks advertisement as a transgender mother who raised an orphaned girl to break the stereotypical representation of third gender. She raised money to build houses for sex workers near Kharghar with the amount she won with the help of Kaun Banega Crorepati in season 9.

Sushmita was last seen in Hotstar series Arya.